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SK Telecom Co (SK Telecom Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 5.55 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), SK Telecom Co's share price is $20.12. SK Telecom Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.62. Hence, SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

SKM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.58   Med: 10.18   Max: 251.39
Current: 5.97

During the past 13 years, SK Telecom Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 251.39. The lowest was 4.58. And the median was 10.18.

SKM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
74.13% of 259 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.68 vs SKM: 5.97

SK Telecom Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.45. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of SK Telecom Co was -12.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 27.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, SK Telecom Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 88.90% per year. The lowest was -41.40% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.


SK Telecom Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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SK Telecom Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.29 9.15 11.19 4.89 5.93

SK Telecom Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.89 5.80 5.16 5.31 5.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


SK Telecom Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



SK Telecom Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

SK Telecom Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=20.12/3.624
=5.55

SK Telecom Co's Share Price of today is $20.12.
SK Telecom Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.62.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

SK Telecom Co  (NYSE:SKM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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SK Telecom Co (SK Telecom Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
SK T-Tower, 65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, KOR, 04539
SK Telecom is South Korea's largest wireless telecom operator, with 30 million mobile customers. The firm also owns SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom), which has 6.9 million broadband customers and 9.5 million pay TV customers (6.8 million IPTV and 2.7 million Cable TV). While the firm also purchased stakes in businesses in security and semiconductor memory production as well as developing e-commerce and internet platform businesses, these were all spun off into the separate, SK Square business in November 2021. The company was formed after SK Group purchased KT's mobile business in 1994.